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Welcome to Lara Martin Tutoring
Online tutoring tailored to your student
The subjects I teach
Chemistry
I offer chemistry tuition for all UK GCSE and A Level exam boards, and the IB diploma
Mathematics
I offer A Level maths tuition for all UK exam boards and the IB diploma
About Me
Hello, I'm Lara, a recent Oxford University graduate!
I have been working as an online Chemistry and Maths tutor for eight years now and have helped many students build their confidence and improve their grades. I am very passionate about the subjects I teach and love working with my students.
I've always loved Chemistry and Maths, and really enjoy helping other students develop a better understanding of these subjects.
My favourite part about peer tuition is when a student has a breakthrough and the subject clicks for them. I'm hoping that my enthusiasm for the topics will make tutorials interesting, as I always found that my most engaging teachers were the ones who were passionate about what they teach.
I can also offer advice for university admissions, how to make a successful Oxbridge application, preparing personal statements and generally selecting and applying to universities.
My credentials:
I graduated from Oxford University in 2021 with an integrated Masters in Chemistry, achieving an upper second class degree. I took A Levels in Chemistry, Biology, Maths and Further Maths, attaining A* grades. Whilst studying at uni I joined the online tutoring site MyTutor, and through there I've completed over 5400 lessons with over 700 5 star reviews from my students/parents. You can see my tutoring profile for this website by using the link below.
Enhanced DBS check available on request.
Cancellation and Reschedule Policy
All bookings must be paid for 24 hours in advance to guarantee availability.
For cancellations and reschedules, 24 hours of notice is required.
About the lessons
A Levels and IB are a challenge, and especially so in the current climate after all the disruption to education. There are so many benefits to one-on-one support in learning, and I love to help my students develop their understanding and build their confidence whilst working towards the grades they want for university. I like to have a full understanding of the content a student needs to know before I carry out a session. I will always revise through a student's syllabus before tutorials.
I am a firm believer that the best way to learn is to talk a topic through with someone else. By having a discussion, you can really establish exactly where your weaknesses and strengths are, and personally I find it much easier to remember information that someone has explained to me, as opposed to reading it from a textbook. I also find diagrams very helpful as part of explanations. Everyone learns in different ways, and visual representation is often very effective. I also use short video's occasionally in lessons, such as demonstrating chemistry practicals, to reinforce that learning.
I am happy to run tutorials that are mainly prepared by myself before hand, or to just work on whichever topic the student wishes to on the day - it is up to you! I have lots of helpful A Level and IB resources to use for lessons, as well as access to many different past paper questions to use as practice.
I offer 1 hour lessons, although am happy to discuss different times. I am very flexible, lessons can be booked on a week by week basis as I appreciate schedules can change! Last minute bookings are fine permitted I am not already booked up for that day.